Overview
- Yamaha Motor Europe confirmed Vierge will join the factory Pata Maxus Yamaha team for the 2026 season.
- He will line up alongside Andrea Locatelli, taking the seat vacated by the retiring six-time champion Jonathan Rea.
- Vierge departs Honda at the end of 2025 after four seasons and will debut the R1 at the post‑season Jerez Test.
- Yamaha’s Niccolo Canepa highlighted Vierge’s Moto2 and WorldSBK experience as valuable for ongoing R1 development.
- The announcement also clarifies Yamaha’s wider 2026 roster with Remy Gardner retained and Stefano Manzi promoted at GYTR GRT Yamaha.